UNK64X0126

NTSB accident investigation · No American SNJ5 · Basking Ridge, NJ · January 3, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 3, 1964
Place
Basking Ridge, NJ · BASKING RIDGE, NJ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9804CNo American SNJ5
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185854

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0019   64/1/3    BASKING RIDGE NJ    NO AMERICAN SNJ5    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 5000
        TIME - 1300                    N9804C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 256 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION

Aircraft

Registration
N9804C
Reported as
No American SNJ5
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.